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Books like Sirius Five: 9 series to read next

Sirius Five is science fiction, about aliens, set in other star systems and far future. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Sirius Five is 2 books, 1969–1988.

“Dick's earlier young-adult manuscript Nick and the Glimmung, unpublished until 1988, shares the Glimmung character and other elements with it, suggesting he reworked the same creature across two very different books.”
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Hainish
Ender's Game
Known Space
CoDominium
Isis
Catteni Sequence
Uplift
Humanx Commonwealth
Glaktik Komm

HainishSeries

seriesUrsula K. Le Guin33 books1964

Science fiction, reflective in tone, set in far future and other star systems.

“The Hainish Cycle consists of a number of science fiction novels and stories by Ursula K. Le Guin.”
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Start with Rocannon's World →

Ender's GameUniverse

universe39 books1977

Science fiction, set in far future.

“To beat your enemy you must first understand him so completely that you love him — and in the instant you love him, you destroy him.”
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Known SpaceUniverse

universe142 books1964

Set in space.

“Give a clever species a few centuries and a working fusion drive, and it will fill the sky with problems.”
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CoDominiumUniverse

universe98 books1971

Military science fiction.

“The body of work runs along a few hard threads rather than one line.”
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IsisSeries

seriesMonica Hughes3 books1980

About coming of age.

“The trilogy continues through The Guardian of Isis and The Isis Pedlar, later collected together as The Isis Trilogy.”
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Start with The Keeper of the Isis Light →

Catteni SequenceSeries

seriesAnne McCaffrey5 books1970

About slavery.

“The Catteni series is a tetralogy of science fiction novels by American writer Anne McCaffrey.”
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Start with Freedom's Landing →

UpliftUniverse

universe13 books1980

About uplift, set in space.

“No species, the Galactics insist, ever climbs to sapience alone.”
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Humanx CommonwealthUniverse

universe39 books1972

Set in space.

“Two species that ought, by every buried instinct, to recoil from one another instead clasp hand to truhand and build a galaxy together.”
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Glaktik KommSeries

seriesMichael Bishop4 books1975

Science fiction, about aliens and identity, set in other star systems and far future.

Start with Blooded on Arachne →

Why these

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Shared terms are not a promise that a book feels the same. Two series can be far-future political intrigue and read nothing alike — what the ranking can say is what they are about, and each card says which parts it shares.

Questions readers ask

What should I read after Sirius Five?: Hainish — the closest match to Sirius Five on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Sirius Five?: Galactic Pot-Healer. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Sirius Five.
How big is Sirius Five?: Sirius Five is 2 books, 1969–1988.
Is Sirius Five finished?: Yes — 2 books, 1969–1988.

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